inimitable
adjective
Did you know?
How Should You Use inimitable?
Something that is inimitable is, literally, not able to be imitated. In actual usage the word describes things so uniquely extraordinary as to not be copied or equaled, which is why you often hear it used to praise outstanding talents or performances (or uniquely talented and incomparable individuals). (The less common antonym imitable describes things that are common or ordinary and could easily be replicated.) Inimitable comes, via Middle English, from the Latin adjective inimitabilis. Be careful not to confuse it with inimical or inimicable, two adjectives meaning “hostile” or “harmful”; those words come from a different Latin root.
Examples of inimitable in a Sentence
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Rishabh Pant was the acrobatic star of the show with two hundreds in his own inimitable style, punctuated with a new air of responsibility and raucous windmill hitting.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The story, the action, and the editing are all crisp and pitch-perfect, set to an appropriately pulse-pounding soundtrack and score (created by the inimitable Hans Zimmer, of course).
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 30 June 2025
His inimitable humor was honed decades ago as the creator, writer, executive producer and showrunner of the popular sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, starring comedian Ray Romano, which ran for nine seasons on CBS.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for inimitable
Cite this Entry
“Inimitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inimitable. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
inimitable
adjective
Share